What is a resale certificate and how can I submit it?
Printify applies sales tax to orders shipped to states in the USA where Printify is registered for sales tax purposes. A resale certificate, also known as a sales tax exemption certificate, serves as proof that you are eligible to purchase an item tax-free for resale purposes. Valid resale certificates can qualify you for a sales tax exemption on orders made through Printify.
In this article:
- Submitting your existing resale certificate
- Creating and submitting a resale certificate
- Resale certificate guidelines
Submitting your existing resale certificate
- Navigate to Wallet → Taxes → USA tab.
- Click Submit a certificate to open the Exemption Certificate Wizard.
- Follow the instructions of the Wizard, ensuring you select the “Upload” option in one of the steps, as shown below.
After submitting your certificate, it will undergo review within a week. In case your certificate is rejected, we will provide the reason for rejection to the e-mail address associated with your account. This will allow you to address the issue and resubmit accordingly.
Creating and submitting a resale certificate
If you have a seller’s permit or a sales tax permit, download and fill out the appropriate resale certificate form for a specific state or multiple states (refer to the table below).
As many states accept multi-state exemption forms, we’ve grouped states based on the forms that may be used. To simplify the process, we’ve included the relevant forms below along with commentary guidelines for your convenience. After completing the form, upload it following the instructions mentioned above.
| State | Applicable sales tax exemption form |
|---|---|
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Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Hawaii Idaho Illinois Maine Maryland Missouri New Mexico Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas |
Guidelines* for MTC form can be found here.
*The same multi-state logic principle applies to the SSTGB form below. |
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Arkansas Georgia Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin |
SSTGB; MTC |
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Indiana West Virginia Wyoming |
SSTGB |
| District of Columbia | File Form OTR-368 with DC to receive District Issued Exemption Certificate |
| Louisiana | State Issued Resale Certificate — R-1064 |
| Massachusetts | ST-4 |
| Mississippi | State Issued Seller Permit with resale statement on it |
| New York | ST120 |
| Virginia | ST-10 |
Alternatively, you can also generate and submit a resale certificate for specific states using our Exemption Certificate Wizard. Follow the step-by-step instructions described in the applicable guide:
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Single State Resale Certificate guide (PDF)
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Multi-State Resale Certificate Guide (PDF)
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Single State Resale Certificate with out-of-state State Tax ID Guide (PDF)
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Multi-State Resale Certificate with out-of-state State Tax ID Guide (PDF)
After submitting your certificate, it will be reviewed within a week. In case your certificate is rejected, we will provide the reason for rejection to the e-mail address associated with your account. This will allow you to address the issue and resubmit accordingly.
Resale certificate guidelines
- For transactions between Printify and your company, Printify is the Seller and your company is the Purchaser;
- Issued to Seller: Printify, Inc.
- Seller address: 108 West 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
- Your business name and address in the form must match your registered business name and address on your business registration license;
- Your business name and address in the My account section of Printify must match the information in the resale certificate. Since these details are also used for invoicing purposes, they must correspond to the information on the resale certificate. Please note that your business name and address are not presented to your customers; they are solely used for invoicing and communication purposes.
- You must write “E-commerce retail”, if the form requires to describe the type of business you engage in;
- Choose “Retailer” as in this business relationship you are the retailer;
- Make sure your resale certificate is signed and dated (if submitting by uploading it);
- You may write “Print-on-demand clothing, accessories and home & living items”, when asked to describe the property you intend to purchase from Printify (if submitting by uploading it);
- Printify may require that you submit the following documents for verification: your state sales tax license for each state ID number you will be using on a resale certificate, as well as your business registration license if you are using a DBA (Doing Business As) name.